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Osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis

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Abstract

In 37 women suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, the bone mass was evaluated by measurements of cortical thickness in the hand, forearm and femur, densitometry of the distal femur, and ranking of the degree of osteoporosis in the spine. There was evidence that rheumatoid arthritis produces general osteoporosis, particularly in conjunction with cortico-steroid therapy.

Résumé

Chez 37 femmes, atteintes de la polyarthrite rhumatismale, la quantité du tissu osseux a été déterminée par mensuration de l'épaisseur des régions corticales des os des mains, de l'avant-bras et du fémur, ainsi que par mensuration de la densité de la partie distale du fémur et par évaluation de degré d'ostéoporose de la colonne vertébrale.

Il semble que la polyarthrite rhumatismale provoque une ostéoporose, en particulier, en rapport avec la corticothérapie.

Zusammenfassung

Bei 37 Frauen mit primärchronischer Polyarthritis wurde die Knochenmasse durch Messung der Cortexdicke von Hand, Unterarm und Oberschenkel, durch Densitometrie am distalen Femur und durch Festsetzen des Grades der spinalen Osteoporose ausgewertet. Es wurde belegt, daß Rheumatismus eine allgemeine Osteoporose hervorruft, besonders im Zusammenhang mit einer Cortison-Therapie. Es wird diskutiert, wieweit diese Befunde sich durch Selektion der Cortison-Fälle erklären lassen.

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Financial support was obtained from “Signe och Reinhold Sunds stiftelse för reumatikerforskning” R.D.=nr 1380/69, and The Swedish Medical Research Council (B70-23 X-2757-02).

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Bjelle, A.O., Nilsson, B.E. Osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis. Calc. Tis Res. 5, 327–332 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017562

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